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US 5,397,169 AGranted
Handle apparatus
OwnerKeith Willansinventor
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Abstract
There is provided handle apparatus comprising a pair of spaced handle arrangements 10, each comprising a handle portion 11 and a support portion 12. The support portions 12 are connected by adjustable rails 42 and have lower sections 46 which in use extend under a chair. Movable back stop members 46 are adjustable along the lower sections 46. The apparatus is thus anchored relative to the chair and a user can lift himself from the chair using the grip sections 17 of the handle portions 11.
Claims17
Handle apparatus for use with a seating device comprising:
- a pair of handle arrangements each said handle arrangement having a lower section adapted for being positioned on a floor beneath the seating device and an anterior section extending upwardly from said lower section having a handle portion extending over the seating device,
- a lateral support rigidly connecting each of said pair of handle arrangements to the other handle arrangement at sufficient separation distance to allow a person to position legs therebetween,
- a pair of vertical section means positioned for contacting a front of the seating device to prevent the handle apparatus from moving rearward relative to the seating device, each of said vertical section means being rigidly attached to a respective one of said anterior sections at one end and positioned to contact the floor at the other end in response to downward force being applied to the anterior section by the person to prevent the handle apparatus from moving relative to the floor, and
- contact means connected to said lower section of one of said handle arrangements for contacting a portion of the seating device to prevent the handle apparatus from moving forward relative to the seating device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.